Fertility Demystified: A Self-Teaching Guide by Susan Warhus

Author:Susan Warhus
Language: eng
Format: mobi
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ISBN: 9780071479226
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2007-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

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Demystifi ed

more than 30 years, is easy to take, and is relatively inexpensive, it is often the fi rst fertility medication prescribed.

Clomid is often recommended when you are not ovulating regularly or not ovulating at all. That’s why it’s the fi rst-line medication used for women with ovulation disorders such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). On occasion, it is used along with other fertility medications.

HOW DOES CLOMID WORK?

Clomid is a medication that works on a woman’s estrogen receptors and hormones and thereby causes her body to ovulate more effi ciently and regularly. The effects of Clomid begin in the hypothalamus, a small gland at the base of the brain. There, Clomid causes the production of gonadotropin-releasing hormone. The GnRH

prompts the brain’s pituitary gland to produce more follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone. The newly produced FSH and LH stimulate the ovaries into producing more follicles and eggs. In a nutshell, Clomid tricks a woman’s body into secreting more ovulation-causing hormones and ultimately results in improved ovulation.

HOW DO I TAKE CLOMID?

Clomid is one of the few fertility medications taken orally. For that reason, many women prefer Clomid tablets to other medications, which are usually given by injection.

The dosage of Clomid varies but usually ranges from 50 mg to 200 mg daily.

Most women start with a daily dosage of 50 mg, and if ovulation does not occur, the dose will be increased. Take your Clomid tablets at approximately the same time each day. Because Clomid works by interrupting your normal hormonal messages and feedback between your brain and ovaries, you should time your Clomid hormonal messages just right.

Clomid is typically given for approximately fi ve days of each menstrual cycle.

Many women are surprised to fi nd out that they only take Clomid pills at the beginning of their cycle. The reason is because Clomid works at the beginning of your menstrual cycle to infl uence your hormones and determine your upcoming ovulation. Depending on your doctor’s preferences, it may be prescribed from cycle day 3 through 7 or cycle days 5 through 9. (Remember that cycle day 1 is the fi rst day of your normal menstrual bleeding.) Clomid usually induces ovulation at about day 14

of a regular 28-day cycle.

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